This town gets its name from the the Muvattupuzha (Muvattupuzha Aar) river which flows through it. The name is made up of three Malayalam words: 'Moo', which stands for 'three', 'aaru' - small river, and 'puzha', which also means a river. 'Aaru' is a word that is usually used to refer to rivers in the southern half of Kerala, while 'puzha's are northern rivers. The three rivers in this case are the Kothamangalam river or Kothayaar, Kaliyar and Thodupuzhayaar which merge to form a single river. Thus it is called Thriveni Sangamam or Centre Point in MalayalamIt was part of Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was captured by Travancore King. The old concrete bridge in Muvattupuzha is the first one of its kind built in India. It lies between the districts of Thrissur and Kottayam on the Main Central (MC) Road which runs along the length of the old Travancore, from Trivandrum to Angamaly .

This town gets its name from the the Muvattupuzha (Muvattupuzha Aar) river which flows through it. The name is made up of three Malayalam words: 'Moo', which stands for 'three', 'aaru' - small river, and 'puzha', which also means a river. 'Aaru' is a word that is usually used to refer to rivers in the southern half of Kerala, while 'puzha's are northern rivers. The three rivers in this case are the Kothamangalam river or Kothayaar, Kaliyar and Thodupuzhayaar which merge to form a single river. Thus it is called Thriveni Sangamam or Centre Point in MalayalamIt was part of Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was captured by Travancore King. The old concrete bridge in Muvattupuzha is the first one of its kind built in India. It lies between the districts of Thrissur and Kottayam on the Main Central (MC) Road which runs along the length of the old Travancore, from Trivandrum to Angamaly .